Profile
Dr Sebastian DUCRUIX
Principal Investigator
Dr Sebastian Ducruix became Director of Laboratoire EM2C at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in 2016, after six years as Deputy Director. With a view to understanding and predicting a wide range of combustion dynamics - from ignition to extinction, from flashback to noise, instabilities, and control – he has developed skills in diagnostics, experiments, theoretical derivations, as well as high performance computing. His research has been funded by both national and European agencies and further supported by numerous contracts with the aeronautical and space industries, leading to about 60 articles in the top scientific journals.
France
Researchers
HYCOMBS
Research Interest
- Dynamics, instabilities and control of combustion
- Liquid interfaces, sprays, and two-phase flow combustion
Key Publications
Google Scholar Link
L. C. Mesquita, A. Vié and S. Ducruix, “Flashback-induced flame shape transition in a two-stage LPP aeronautical combustor,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 4781–4790, 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.proci.2022.08.028.
V. Lechner, C. Betrancourt, P. Scouflaire, L. Vingert and S. Ducruix, “Dynamic characterization of wall temperature in LOX/CH4 rocket engine operating conditions using phosphor thermometry,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 39, no. 4, pp. 5033–5041, 2023. doi: 10.1016/j.proci.2022.07.091.
T. Schmitt and S. Ducruix, “Evaluation of Large-Eddy Simulation coupled with an homogeneous equilibrium model for the prediction of coaxial cryogenic flames under subcritical conditions,” Aerospace, vol. 10, no. 2, p. 98, 2023. doi: 10.3390/aerospace10020098.
V. Lechner, C. Betrancourt, C. Mirat, P. Scouflaire and S. Ducruix, “Full spectrum fitting method: A new approach for instantaneous phosphor thermometry in harsh environments,” Experiments in Fluids, vol. 63, no. 7, 2022. doi: 10.1007/s00348-022-03461-2.
L. C. Mesquita, A. Vié, L. Zimmer and S. Ducruix, “Numerical analysis of flame shape bifurcation in a two-stage swirled liquid burner using Large Eddy Simulation,” Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 5971–5978, 2021. doi: 10.1016/j.proci.2020.06.044.